| | Risk factors and protective factors in adolescents with depression | | | Tanya Vassos16514793Word count: 1‚978La Trobe University‚Melbourne | | Risk factors and protective factors in adolescents with depression Adolescence has been found to be a period of high risk for the development of depression. A depressive disorder is present when a depressed mood or lack of motivation and pleasure in usual activities in everyday life is continuously present‚ whilst also being accompanied
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Major depressive disorder (MDD) (also known as clinical depression‚ major depression‚ unipolar depression‚ or unipolar disorder; or asrecurrent depression in the case of repeated episodes) is a mental disorderﾧ characterized by a pervasive and persistent low moodﾧ that is accompanied by low self-esteemﾧ and by a loss of interest or pleasureﾧ in normally enjoyable activities. This cluster of symptoms (syndromeﾧ) was named‚ described and classified as one of the mood disordersﾧ in the 1980 edition
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Professor Wilson ENG 101 11February 2013 Depression What is depression? Is it something you have experienced before? My assumption is that‚ people don’t understand this illness if they have never experienced it. If they can’t see it (like the flu or cancer) then they don’t believe it. Most people believe depression is some kind of “scam” to justify laziness. What does it mean to be depressed and how can you control it? Treatment for depression like many other mental disorders‚ usually rely
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Teenage Depression‚ The Untold Story By: D. Bolden Due: Friday‚ May 17‚ 2013 Ms. Hendley Teenage Depression Ever wondered what’s the cause of your child is behaving different with no motivation‚ sleeping excessively‚ sadness‚ etc.? They may have teenage depression. Teens often go into teenage depression without it being known‚ but with very noticeable habits. Memory loss‚ sadness‚ anxiety‚ staying awake at night and sleeping all day‚ difficulty with concentrating‚ or withdrawl can all
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Youthful and Middle Adulthood Case Study BSHS/325 The purpose of this document is to give detailed information about the discoveries made on the Jacksons progress so far. It covers information about his close and personal relationship with his mother. It also shows where there has been change of character that has taken place in the recent past. The other things that this case study clearly shows are both positive and negative consequences resulting
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Health Psychology Paper 2: Options Written by: Chris Ting 13H Health Psychology Table of Contents Stress .............................................................................................................................. 3 Substance abuse‚ addictive behavior and obesity ....................................................... 21 Health Promotion......................................................................................................... 35 Page 2 Health Psychology
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Running Head: ELDER ABUSE Abusing the Elderly: Consequences and its Victims ELDER ABUSE Abstract Elderly abuse happens in the United States every day and it is an unforgivable crime. The elderly cannot take proper care of themselves and need someone else to care for them with basic necessities such as shelter‚ water and food. Sometimes this is not the case and the elderly are neglected of these basic needs. That’s not all‚ they are physically hurt‚ bruised and even broken bones can
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ID: 010826133 Argument #4 Against Material Substance: The Epistemological Argument (Principles Version) To Show: We only have two ways of knowing- immediately or mediately‚ and material substance is unknowledgeable (even if it exists). Motivations: To show the difference between immediate and mediate perceptions. To show that bodies cannot exist without the mind To show that all bodies are internal‚ and external bodies (apart from the mind) do not exist. To prove materialists wrong (-- removed
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Depression‚ also called depressive disorder. It is both a disorder and a state of mind. This disorder affects the way you think‚ feel‚ and the way you act. Depression can distort your thinking. “Depression is a hidden illness‚” Jeremy Copland‚ professor of psychiatry at SUNY downstate in New York‚ people can be upbeat and appear to be happy but struggling. Depression is diagnosed usually by a doctor who will conduct an exam by asking specific questions or by doing a lab test which requires some
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year 2010‚ there were 5‚961‚568 reported cases of Elder Abuse. (Bureau of Justice‚ 2013) There are 4‚139 cases of Elder abuse every minute which amounts to 9.5% percent of the Elderly population. In the State of Ohio‚ there were over 16‚000 reported cases of Elder Abuse in 2010.(Cleveland Seniors Association‚ 2010) That number is expected to be higher because most cases are not reported. According to the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse‚ 90% of the abusers are family members.
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